You obviously didn't listen to this when he said it. Had you listened you would have not posted this as an example of anything because you would heard the tone of his voice. He was exactly right and the reality is that Putin is running circles around Dementia Joe and his handlers. He was pretty dang savvy when he got Dementia Joe to approve Norsdstream 2 which gave him a lot of leverage over western Europe. He was pretty savvy to take advantage of Dementia Joe destroying our domestic energy industry and sell tens of millions of dollars of oil to the U.S. every day so we are funding his invasion of Ukraine. He was pretty savvy when he took over Crimea when Obama was president and Dementia Joe was VP at zero cost because he saw the way Odipsh!t responded to countries that cross the red line. Probably also saw Obama riding a bike with his helmet and Mom jeans...or maybe when he threw that first pitch like a girl. And he was very savvy to not attempt this when Trump was President but in around a year after Dementia Joe took office he saw a once in a lifetime opportunity......and he took it. Yes, compared to your choice for President Putin is indeed very, very savvy.
Whether his gambit pays off only time will tell. But other than the very brave Ukranian people, not one other country has interceded militarily. While they are facing more opposition than they expected, absent other nations stepping into the breach the outcome is a fait accomplis. I detest Putin with every fiber of my being but I am not mind numbed moron that doesn't recognize that he's no fool and has made Biden look like the feckless, craven, incompetent, senile old fool that he is. I am hopeful that this invasion is his downfall but I also fear who might replace him.